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typeId: term
recordId: metadata-leakage
fields:
  title: Metadata Leakage
  definition: Information exposed by sizes, timestamps, access patterns, recipient
    lists, storage locations, plaintext hashes, or other metadata even when
    content is encrypted.
  order: 1400
  usage:
    - Benac should make sensitive metadata encryptable or minimizable where
      practical.
  sourceDocument: /home/johnb/Downloads/benac_terms_and_definitions_v0_1.md
  sourceVersion: 0.1 Terminology Draft
  sourceDate: 2026-05-02
  sourceSections:
    - 12. Encryption, decryption, and disclosure terminology
---
